Watercolors by C.D. Clarke on Exhibit April 4-May 26 in Atrium Gallery

SALISBURY, MD---"Little Fish in a Smaller Pond," an exhibit of paintings by sporting artist C.D. Clarke, opens Tuesday, April 4, and runs through May 26 in the Atrium Gallery in the Guerrieri University Center at Salisbury State. Admission is free and the public is invited.

Clarke's watercolor and oil paintings, which have been displayed throughout the country, incorporate mostly hunting and fishing scenes in natural landscapes.

"A broader definition would be that I am a landscape artist," said Clarke, "but my work really focuses on the sport."

‘If I had Clarke's gifts," wrote outdoor writer Angus Phillips in The Washington Post, "I might be able to capture the complex mix of emotions ... serenity, solitude, beauty, wonder, delight."

Clarke's work has been featured in many sporting print media including Field and Stream, Saltwater Sportsman, Wildlife Art News, Pointing dog Journal and Fly Fishing in Saltwaters.

Clarke was born in Rochester, NY, and received his B.F.A. in painting from Syracuse University in 1981. He moved to the Eastern Shore of Maryland in 1982 and lives on an island in the salt marshes of the Chesapeake Bay. His work reflects the world around him. His life long interest in the outdoors, hunting and fishing in particular, make them subjects for a substantial portion of his work.

He has traveled extensively painting in the Caribbean, Scotland, England, Iceland, The Bahamas, Canada, Alaska, Montana and South America. His work captures the feeling, and most importantly, the light of sparkling bonefish flats, misty Scottish salmon rivers, raw windy marshes, icy Chilean alps and warm sunny Argentinean pampas.

The University Galleries is hosting "Little Fish in a Smaller Pond." An artist's reception will be on Friday, April 7, from 4-6 p.m. at the Atrium Gallery. For more information please call the Salisbury State Public Relations Office at 410-543-6030.